Sec. 2. trinity river basin fish and wildlife management program
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## Sec. 2 trinity river basin fish and wildlife management program ###
(a)Subject to subsection (b), the Secretary, in consultation with the Secretary of Commerce where appropriate, shall formulate and implement a fish and wildlife management program for the Trinity River Basin designed to restore the fish and wildlife populations in such basin to the levels approximating those which existed immediately before the start of the construction referred to in section 1(1) and to maintain such levels. To the extent these restored fish and wildlife populations will contribute to ocean populations of adult salmon, steelhead, and other anadromous fish, such management program is intended to aid in the resumption of commercial, including ocean harvest, and recreational fishing activities. The program shall include the following activities: ####
(1)The design, construction, operation, and maintenance of facilities to— #####
(A)rehabilitate fish habitats in the Trinity River between Lewiston Dam and Weitchpec and in the Klamath River downstream of the confluence with the Trinity River; #####
(B)rehabilitate fish habitats in tributaries of such river below Lewiston Dam and in the south fork of such river; and #####
(C)modernize and otherwise increase the effectiveness of the Trinity River Fish Hatchery, so that it can best serve its purpose of mitigation of fish habitat loss above Lewiston Dam while not impairing efforts to restore and maintain naturally reproducing anadromous fish stocks within the basin. ####
(2)The establishment of a procedure to monitor
(A)the fish and wildlife stock on a continuing basis, and
(B)the effectiveness of the rehabilitation work. ####
(3)Such other activities as the Secretary determines to be necessary to achieve the long-term goal of the program. ###
(b)####
(1)The Secretary shall use the program described in section 1(5) of this Act as a basis for the management program to be formulated under subsection
(a)of this section. In formulating and implementing such management program, the Secretary shall be assisted by an advisory group called the Trinity River Basin Fish and Wildlife Task Force established under section 3. ####
(2)In order to facilitate the implementation of those activities under the management program over which the Secretary does not have jurisdiction, the Secretary shall undertake to enter into a memorandum of agreement with those Federal, State, and local agencies, and the Indian tribes, represented on the Task Force established under section 3. The memorandum of agreement should specify those management program activities for which the respective signatories to the agreement are primarily responsible and should contain such commitments and arrangements between and among the signatories as may be necessary or appropriate to ensure the coordinated implementation of the program. ####
(3)To the extent not provided for under a memorandum of agreement entered into under paragraph (2), the Secretary shall coordinate the activities undertaken under such management pro gram with the activities of State and local agencies, and the activities of other Federal agencies, which have responsibilities for managing public lands and natural resources within the Trinity River Basin.